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Thursday, 30 April 2015
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
TRACING YOUR IRISH ANCESTORS, 4-10 OCTOBER 2015
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Tuesday, 28 April 2015
COUNTY CLARE ANCESTRY?
COUNTY CLARE GENEALOGY
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Regardless of all the stories you hear about difficulty in researching in Ireland, there is a lot of help available, if you just know where to look. Of course, the first step is to write down all you know, starting from your own details and work backwards, to whomever is your Irish connection... Take note of all family stories, all you have heard and found to date and work through bit by bit... then start looking...
These suggestions just might help, presuming that you have come to the stage of needing/wanting to find out more.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/countyclare/
County Clare is known as the Banner County... It is a county rich in diversity, heritage, music and some of the friendliest people you will ever meet.
Our Facebook Group is home to many like minded people... with a love of family and history, willing to help all as we can and sharing a laugh or two every chance we get.
There is such a wealth of knowledge whether you are looking for ancestry, or simply want to know more about the county and Ireland in general. We know the best places to search... of course, the Clare Library takes first place... they have one of the best genealogy sections in the country..
You can't go past Clare Roots Society as well... they are a group of volunteers who are exceptional with their local knowledge, in publishing historical books, in transcribing gravestones, and in working with the diaspora to foster interest in family history. Where there is a question or a cause, CRS members are there... many of them also belong to the Co Clare Facebook group.
If you would like to join, then just send a request to
https://www.facebook.com/groups/countyclare/
You may not receive an answer straight away, but it usually doesn't take long. You do have to have a Facebook account for the group, but not to join Clare Roots Society. You can do that by going to the website above and then Membership... full details are on the site.
Though not every question can be answered, there are many options to explore... here are a couple more..
Clare Past Forum
Ireland Genealogy Project Archives (Clare section)
Before you know it, you'll be adding branches to your family tree, or at least, that is the idea...
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Friday, 24 April 2015
Thursday, 23 April 2015
GRAVEYARD TRANSCRIPTIONS AND PHOTOS
GRAVEYARD TRANSCRIPTIONS AND PHOTOS
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Catherine Goopy nee Mc Cauley
Born Co Sligo, Died Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Buried Toowong Cemetery
Born Co Sligo, Died Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Buried Toowong Cemetery
One of the most common questions I get asked is... "Are there any transcriptions or photos for xyz available online?"
Many simply can't get to the places they would like to, so are restricted to online searching...
Here I hope to give you a list of sites referring to graveyards/cemeteries that have either photos, transcriptions or both... These are but a few.. I will add to them as time permits...
I will also include publications that contain these and will endeavour to update regularly. All contributions gratefully received, please make sure any links are working before sharing.
Feel free to share, however a link back to this blog would be appreciated.
You may add them to the Comments section below or contact me through the address available in About Me.
Thank you....
PUBLICATIONS :
Bookshop Clare Roots Society
WEBSITES:
http://irishgraves.blogspot.com.au
https://www.flickr.com/photos/crissouli/sets/72157622551757852/
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/headstones.htm
http://limerickslife.com/mount-saint-lawrence-cemetery/
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm
http://www.clonrush.eu/Clonrush%20graveyard.htm
http://www.irishgraveyards.ie
http://irishamerica.com/2015/03/patriot-graves-dublins-glasnevin-cemetery-photos/
Grave Secrets At Your Fingertips
Billion Graves
This group have been kindly contributed by Dara ..Thank you, Dara.
You might like to visit her very interesting blog.. http://blackravengenealogy.blogspot.ie/
The Curragh Military Cemetery, Co. Kildare: http://www.curragh.info/cemetery.htm
Memorial inscriptions: http://www.interment.net/ireland/
Sean Murphy, Memorial Inscriptions from the Moravian Cemetery, Whitechurch, Co. Dublin (Co. Wicklow, 2012), http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/epubs/moravian.pdf
Sean Murphy, Memorial Inscriptions from St Catherine’s Church and Graveyard Dublin (Dublin, 1987), http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/epubs/stcatherine%27s.pdf
Sean Murphy, Bully’s Acre and Royal Hospital Kilmainham graveyards: history and inscriptions (Dublin, 1989), http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/epubs/bully%27sacre.pdf
St James’s Graveyard Project, Memorial Inscriptions from St James’s Graveyard Dublin (Dublin, 1988), http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/epubs/stjames%27sinscriptions.pdf
and although not actually memorial inscriptions, this is very useful for finding them
Dublin City Libraries and Archive - Dublin Graveyards Directory: http://databases.dublincity.ie/graveyards/search.php
Glasnevin Cemetery catered for the majority of burials in Dublin from the 1830s, although you have to pay a relatively small fee to access the records;
Glasnevin Trust (€), Burial registers, http://www.glasnevintrust.ie/genealogy/Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Saturday, 18 April 2015
Friday, 17 April 2015
FREE ACCESS TO IMMIGRATION RECORDS THIS WEEKEND
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Thursday, 16 April 2015
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
MONASTIC EUROPE LANDSCAPE & SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE.. ENNIS, AUGUST 2015
MONASTIC EUROPE LANDSCAPE & SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE... ENNIS, August, 2015
Please click on images to enlarge
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
SMILE TIME :GENEAPALOOZA - YOU KNOW THE SOLUTION
A treat today.. as I missed posting one, you have two smiles for the day...
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Monday, 13 April 2015
CRS NEWS - YIN AND YAN: John Grenham
CRS NEWS - YIN AND YAN
The Clare Roots Society is delighted this week to have John Grenham write about our activities. If you are in Dublin and have access to the NLI or in Clare and would like to volunteer for the Clare champion transcription project, please get in touch. Also a reminder of details of our next meeting.
Clare Roots Society Meeting.
Thurs. 16th April at 8pm. in The Old Ground Hotel
Lecture by Dr. Catherine O'Connor
Dr. O'Connor is a local historian who has published widely in the areas of social and oral history. Currently Project Manager with the University of Limerick Oral History Project, she also teaches in Dublin City Library and Archives. Catherine is a member of Clarecastle & Ballyea Heritage & Wildlife Team. She acted as researcher and coordinator in a field names project in the parish which resulted in the publication of a book, Land & People. Catherine will talk on the methods used in that research and in similar projects around the country, reflecting on the value of collecting the names and stories and their contribution to genealogy and local history.
Admission is free for members and €5 for non-members. New members are always welcome.
Clara Hoyne
Clare Roots Secretary
Remember to like us on facebook: Clare Roots Society Facebook
Clare Roots Secretary
Remember to like us on facebook: Clare Roots Society Facebook
There is also a Facebook Co Clare Group for those interested in Co Clare in general and family history in particular.
Saturday, 11 April 2015
Friday, 10 April 2015
CAN YOU FIND YOUR PAST?
MORE NEW RECORDS AVAILABLE..
No, not these records...
Image free to use image arcade
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These records...
FROM FIND MY PAST...
Don't forget that you could find many Irish records in the British newspaper articles...
This week, we're bringing you over 6.7 million new records including:
LOOKING FOR A LIST OF RESOURCES TO HELP WITH IRISH RESEARCH?
COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF 70+ IRISH GENEALOGY RESOURCES ...
This list was shared with me by CRESTLEAF... a site that is new to me... they describe themselves as follows..
About Us: Crestleaf.com (a Top 100 genealogy site by Genealogy in Time Magazine) is a free online family tree builder that has been used by tens of thousands of people to document their family history. Along with the family tree tool, we provide free access to 90 Million+ historical records.Crestleaf recently published a comprehensive list of 70+ Irish genealogy resources filled with helpful links to help you find your Irish ancestors: http://crestleaf.com/blog/70-resources-finding-irish-ancestors/
I have no commercial or otherwise connection to Crestleaf, but am happy to share such a list with you... You will find two of my sites listed as well... this one,
AS THEY WERE
and
IRISH GRAVES - they who sleep in foreign lands
Thursday, 9 April 2015
THE HISTORY OF THE WEST CLARE CREAMERIES - PAUL MARKHAM
THE HISTORY OF THE WEST CLARE CREAMERIES
YOU ARE INVITED TO A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
8.00PM 28 APRIL, 2015
TEACH CEOIL, GRACE STREET, KILRUSH COUNTY CLARE
Paul Markham published The History of the West Clare Creameries in 2001. His lecture on this subject will capture a unique mix of the commercial, cultural and political environment of much of the 1900s from the perspective of the farming community and their struggle to survive and develop in west Clare. Paul has been collecting creamery related material, memorabilia and histories for a number of years. His talk will feature lots of old photographs, documents and records from the West Clare Creameries from 1930 to 2000.
He will also show a short film of milk intake old style. He will tell the story of butter markets, milk retailing and co-ops prior to 1930 in West Clare. The lecture will explain the role played by Mr. Michael Lane (General Manager) and his staff in improving the livelihoods of the farmer and his family.
Paul Markham's other publications include Clonderlaw Castle and Neighbourhood (1988); Kilmurry McMahon and Killofin Remembered: An Accurate and Detailed Account - Past and Present - of a Rural Parish in the Barony of Clonderlaw, Co. Clare (1991); The Kilmurry MacMahon MacNamaras County Clare (2000); and a biography of T. J. Ryan (1896-1962), published in 2005. His website http://
Paul is also the man behind the restoration of the Rambling House in Kilmurry McMahon, which has made a number of appearances on television in recent times.
Admission is free for members of KDHS and EUR5 for non-members. New members are always welcome. The annual membership fee is EUR20 and for those joining now will cover events up to June 2016.
He will also show a short film of milk intake old style. He will tell the story of butter markets, milk retailing and co-ops prior to 1930 in West Clare. The lecture will explain the role played by Mr. Michael Lane (General Manager) and his staff in improving the livelihoods of the farmer and his family.
Paul Markham's other publications include Clonderlaw Castle and Neighbourhood (1988); Kilmurry McMahon and Killofin Remembered: An Accurate and Detailed Account - Past and Present - of a Rural Parish in the Barony of Clonderlaw, Co. Clare (1991); The Kilmurry MacMahon MacNamaras County Clare (2000); and a biography of T. J. Ryan (1896-1962), published in 2005. His website http://
Paul is also the man behind the restoration of the Rambling House in Kilmurry McMahon, which has made a number of appearances on television in recent times.
Admission is free for members of KDHS and EUR5 for non-members. New members are always welcome. The annual membership fee is EUR20 and for those joining now will cover events up to June 2016.
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
CLARE CHATTER : BEHIND THE NEWS
RESTORATION OF CIVIL RECORDS
Recently I posted about the restoration of some records to www.irishgenealogy.ie .....
This is the story behind the story...
from The Irish Times, April 8, 2015
CRS APRIL MEETING: DR. CATHERINE O’CONNOR
Clare Roots Society Meeting.
Thurs. 16th April at 8pm.in The Old Ground Hotel
Lecture by Dr. Catherine O'Connor
Dr. O'Connor is a local historian who has published widely in the areas of social and oral history. Currently Project Manager with the University of Limerick Oral History Project, she also teaches in Dublin City Library and Archives. Catherine is a member of Clarecastle & Ballyea Heritage & Wildlife Team. She acted as researcher and coordinator in a field names project in the parish which resulted in the publication of a book, Land & People. Catherine will talk on the methods used in that research and in similar projects around the country, reflecting on the value of collecting the names and stories and their contribution to genealogy and local history.
Admission is free for members and €5 for non-members. New members are always welcome.
More on Dr. Catherine O'Connor...
http://www.oralhistorynetworkireland.ie/about/directors/
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